The lawsuit is here . The statement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta is here . The statement by Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings is here .
Robert Brodsky, Bart Jones, Newsday, Jan. 20, 2025 "Arguably the most controversial order he signed Monday, with potentially the largest impact, would seek to end "birthright citizenship"...
The New York Times is reporting that four top EOIR officials have been fired: "The four officials included Mary Cheng, the acting director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review. The three...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Irina D. Manta, The Conversation, Jan. 20, 2025 "...We are law professors who’ve studied the complex intersection of executive power and immigration enforcement...
Jose Antonio Vargas, Jan. 19, 2025 - How I Got “Legal” After 31 Years as an Undocumented American [Spoiler Alert: He got an O-1 visa and a (d)(3) waiver!] "On Christmas night, for...
Sarah Lynch, Inc., Oct. 3, 2023
"City officials are seeking federal help as the migrant influx intensifies--and business leaders are joining the call. In August, over 120 business executives from JPMorgan Chase, Macy's, Paramount Global, and more signed an open letter to President Biden and Congress urging more federal support and expedited work permits for asylum seekers. ... But migrants who file asylum applications must wait 180 days--roughly six months--before their application can be approved. "All this means that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is being swamped with more work permit applications than ever," says Steve Yale-Loehr, an immigration professor at Cornell Law School. In the meantime, asylum seekers sit and wait, unable to work legally and therefore dependent on social services. ... In Illinois, the hospitality industry has been strapped for years, with approximately 2,000 positions currently open in Chicagoland hotels, says Michael Jacobson, president and CEO of the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association. "For the roles that we think these asylum seekers would be well-suited, there's not much job training that's required," he says. "They can hit the ground running making $23, $24 an hour on day one, plus benefits." "